Years later, a child who witnessed the death calls the nun back to Iceland, forcing her to revisit her past and the church’s legacy of power. After a farmer in Tamil Nadu receives a small, frail black goat from a stranger, he and his wife are pleased to see the animal thrive. But as the goat grows up and encounters danger after danger, the story also becomes a political allegory. Back then, the town was preparing for the long-promised arrival of electricity while Noel grappled with his own romantic desires and the arrival of a stranger, Christy. This big-hearted story is an intimate study of a small place on the brink of change.

Source: New York Times November 27, 2019 17:48 UTC